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Finland considers creating a state Salmonella fund for farmers

By News Desk on March 17, 2023

Authorities in Finland are considering setting up a state Salmonella fund to help farmers.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said it was looking for a solution to finance the control of Salmonella on livestock…

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People sick in Finland after eating oysters

By Joe Whitworth on February 28, 2023

Health officials in a city in Finland are investigating several cases of illness caused by contaminated oysters.

Food poisoning in Helsinki is suspected to be related to eating in different restaurants and at an event…

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Finland joins countries with travel-related Shigella cases

By News Desk on February 2, 2023

Finland is the latest country to report Shigella infections in people returning from Cape Verde.

The Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) recorded eight patients with shigellosis in November and December 2022, with a…

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Salmonella found in Finnish spice controls

By News Desk on December 8, 2022

Checks on spices as part of a food fraud project in Finland didn’t find any authenticity issues but did uncover Salmonella contamination.

Monitoring was targeted at operators whose batches were found to have been non-compliant…

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Finnish Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen tomato product

By News Desk on December 4, 2022

Frozen tomato cubes were behind a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak in Finland in 2021, according to a new study.

It is thought to be the first outbreak in the country linked to a frozen tomato product…

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Nearly 200 sick in EU and UK Salmonella outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on December 1, 2022

Almost 200 people have been sickened in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak that has been ongoing for more than a year.

Overall, 196 Salmonella Mbandaka infections have been reported with 89 people sick in Finland and…

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At least 100 ill in Swedish Cryptosporidium salad outbreak

By News Desk on November 18, 2022

A rise in Cryptosporidium infections in Sweden has been attributed to contaminated salad by public health officials.

The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten) said 101 cases of a certain type of Cryptosporidium parvum had been…

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U.S. slips down rankings in food security index

By News Desk on September 26, 2022

The United States has fallen a few places in the latest rankings of a report that measures food security.

The study from Economist Impact put Finland at the top, followed by Ireland, Norway and France. Canada…

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Finnish Salmonella outbreak sickens more than 50 people

By News Desk on September 6, 2022

The number of people in a Salmonella outbreak in Finland has doubled to more than 50, according to public health officials.

In July, 27 people in different parts of Finland were reported to have fallen…

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Nearly 30 sick in Finnish Salmonella outbreak

By News Desk on August 3, 2022

Officials in Finland are trying to find the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened almost 30 people.

Between March and July, 27 people in different parts of Finland have fallen ill with Salmonella…

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